You want to talk about the 70's?, Matt Kelley of the AP seems to say...OK,
let's talk about the 70's.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Documents that should have been written to explain gaps in President Bush's Texas Air National Guard service are missing from the military records released about his service in 1972 and 1973, according to regulations and outside experts.
Now, some of these documents may not have been written or filed. Bureaucracy is bureaucracy. But, as I (and many others) have been saying for a year, it's all about that missed physical.
The AP talked to experts unaffiliated with either campaign who have reviewed Bush's files for missing documents. They said it was not unusual for guard commanders to ignore deficiencies by junior officers such as Bush. But they said missing a physical exam, which caused him to be grounded, was not common."It's sort of like a code of honor that you didn't go DNF (duty not including flying)," said retired Air Force Col. Leonard Walls, who flew 181 combat missions over Vietnam. "There was a lot of pride in keeping combat-ready status."
I know what you're saying. Pride? Honor? Ok, but let's keep the snark to a minimum and just focus on the documents.
[Among the] missing files are:
You know, all of this may not be about drug or alcohol use. It may just be patronage and DYKWIA stuff. But guess what? That's plenty, especially when you have had the gall to criticize someone's combat service. A privileged, babied party boy can look pretty damn bad next to someone who actually went to Vietnam and I hope the public gets just one good, long look at that before this election.